In the Absence of the Gift: New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 5: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists

Rasmussen, Anders Emil

 
9781789208061: In the Absence of the Gift: New Forms of Value and Personhood in a Papua New Guinea Community
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ISBN 10 : 1789208068 ISBN 13 : 9781789208061
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2020

Synopsis

By adopting ideas like "development," members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives "What about me?" This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like "community" can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anders Emil Rasmussen is curator of ethnographic exhibitions at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark. His publications include Materialities of Passing (co-ed., Ashgate, 2016).

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1789208068
ISBN 13 
9781789208061
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
210
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